Canada warning against Xinjiang visits an 'old-fashioned anti-China trick'
Wang Qi Published: Apr 13, 2021 07:34 PM
Artists prepare to perform during a culture and tourism festival themed on Dolan and Qiuci culture in Awat County of Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, Oct. 25, 2019.(Photo: Xinhua)
The Canadian government has warned its citizens with ethnic ties to Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region that they could be "at risk of arbitrary detention" and should avoid visiting the region, a move that Chinese experts regarded as a new round of the China-smearing campaign from the US and its allies.
"Family members of Canadian citizens with Chinese citizenship have been detained." And people may be at risk of "arbitrary detention" if they have familial or ethnic ties to Xinjiang, according to travel advisories on the Canadian government website.